We all have them. The trick is finding out about
them and presenting them in a way that won't offend other family members.

These are the names age years of receipt county from which sent and crime of all
convicts sentenced for life-not solitary since October 1 1875 and also of all
convicts who were serving such a sentence at that date.

Solitary-Life

These are the names age years of commitment and county from which sent of all
persons convicted of -murder in the first degree- since March 1 1847 or who have
been sentenced to "solitary confinement at hard labor in the State Prison for
life" or some portion of whose sentence is "solitary confinement".

Source: Annual Report of Inspectors and Officers of the MI State Prison for the
Year Closing September 30 1885